Short Road Trip
It was damned hot when we went on a short road trip yesterday. We took the two poopers for a short walk in the morning and made sure that they were tired out when we left at about 10:00am to drive towards Villanueva. Our first stop was just off highway 25 in Ribera at the “Sad Cafe” (see also http://www.elvalle.com/sadcafe.html).
We got a quick lunch fix before we continued on to Villanueva further south. Mesas left and right of the road and lots of abandoned Adobe houses. We were constantly wondering what people who live there in the middle of nowhere were doing and why everybody seems to own a trailer home. Questions which will remain unanswered.
The dogs went for a pee at the Villanueva State Park (which also happens to be a camp ground) and daddy took a picture of the swallow nests hugging the rocks on the side of the road:
Short after Villanueva we decided to turn around, because the area looked bland and uneventful for the longest time. Back on highway 25 we turned in North-Eastern direction towards Las Vegas. Candice got her well-deserved afternoon nick-session in the car (“The sun is making me sooo sleepy …”). Once in Las Vegas we circled the “historic old town”, which looked like a morgue early this afternoon at about 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
It became obvious that we were not too thrilled to leave the car and explore the town further. So, back on 25 we turned towards Santa Fe again.
I was on this stretch of highway before and saw several buildings on the side of the road which looked interesting. This was the reason why we decided to take the old Route 66 running parallel to the highway.
Soon we saw a group of abandoned houses right next to a church only a few miles from Las Vegas. We stopped and looked a bit around:
Continuing alongside highway 25 we soon ended up in the Pecos National Historic Park and stopped at the Pecos Pueblo and Mission ruins to take the dogs for another walk. 6 dollars later we were on the trail around the ruins with our two puppies trying to get used to the leashes again. Gawd – those dogs really need to learn to walk properly on a leash without strangling themselves …
Candice and the dogs viewed from the bottom of the pit
Pecos Mission Church ruins
After spending about an hour and a half at the ruins we were back at the visitor center where Max decided to throw up whatever he had eaten earlier. Luckily it was not inside the building and not in the car – good dog!
On the way home we treated ourselves to Frappucino and Vanilla Cream at Starbucks.
Dogs were dead on arrival back home – mission accomplished …
